Chapter 55 — COUNTIES

(55 ILCS 65/4) (from Ch. 21, par. 25) Sec. 4. The trustees provided for in this act may cause any such grounds to be surveyed into lots, streets and alleys of such size and shape as they think best for proper management thereof, and cause a plat of the survey to be made and recor…

(55 ILCS 65/5) (from Ch. 21, par. 26) Sec. 5. Where any county board has heretofore appointed trustees to take charge of county cemetery grounds, and such trustees have performed any acts by virtue of their appointment, which would not be inconsistent with the provisions of this …

(55 ILCS 65/6) (from Ch. 21, par. 27) Sec. 6. The presiding officer of the county board shall have the power to remove from office any trustee appointed under this Act, and to fill all vacancies which may in any way occur. (Source: P.A. 78-1128.)

(55 ILCS 65/7) (from Ch. 21, par. 28) Sec. 7. The compensation of the trustees and treasurer mentioned in the foregoing Sections of this Act shall be fixed by the county boards of the respective counties. (Source: P.A. 86-1028.)

(55 ILCS 65/8) (from Ch. 21, par. 28.1) Sec. 8. Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved by the Eighty-fourth General Assembly. (Source: P.A. 84-731.)

(55 ILCS 70/0.01) (from Ch. 21, par. 60.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Grave and Cemetery Restoration Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(55 ILCS 70/1) (from Ch. 21, par. 61) Sec. 1. Care by county. (a) The county board of any county may appropriate funds from the county treasury to be used for the purpose of putting any old, neglected graves and cemeteries in the county in a cleaner and more respectable condition…

(55 ILCS 70/2) (from Ch. 21, par. 62) Sec. 2. The presiding officer of the county board, with the advice and consent of the county board may appoint some suitable person to have charge of such work of restoration, who shall report his activities to the county board from time to t…

(55 ILCS 75/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2681) Sec. 1. Establishment and maintenance of homes. (a) The board of county commissioners or the county board in any county in this State, may locate, purchase, erect, lease, or otherwise provide and establish, support and maintain a detention …

(55 ILCS 75/1.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2681.1) Sec. 1.1. As used in this Act: (a) "shelter" means the care of a minor in physically unrestricting facilities pending court hearing or disposition or execution of court order for placement; and (b) "detention" means the care of a minor …

(55 ILCS 75/1.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2681.2) Sec. 1.2. A court acting under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 may, except as otherwise provided in that Act, place any minor coming within the terms of that Act in home detention or a shelter care or detention home established pursuant …

(55 ILCS 75/10) (from Ch. 23, par. 2690) Sec. 10. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "County Shelter Care and Detention Home Act". (Source: P.A. 81-469.)

(55 ILCS 75/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2682) Sec. 2. Each county shelter care home and detention home authorized and established by this Act shall comply with minimum standards established by the Department of Juvenile Justice. No neglected or abused minor, addicted minor, dependent m…

(55 ILCS 75/2.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2682.1) Sec. 2.1. Educational services shall be provided in accordance with Sections 14-7.03 or 18-3 of The School Code. (Source: P.A. 85-637.)

(55 ILCS 75/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 2683) Sec. 3. Administrator; necessary personnel; supplies or repairs. (a) The administrator and all other necessary personnel of the shelter care home and detention home, shall be appointed by the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court or any Judge of…

(55 ILCS 75/3.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2683.1) Sec. 3.1. Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved by the Eighty-fourth General Assembly. (Source: P.A. 84-731.)

(55 ILCS 75/4) (from Ch. 23, par. 2684) Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the administrator of the shelter care home and the staff of the detention home to receive all children who are committed to the homes by the court, until further order of the court, and to keep a complete rec…

(55 ILCS 75/5) (from Ch. 23, par. 2685) Sec. 5. The county board of any county may, in addition to taxes levied and collected for other county purposes, and in addition to the tax rate of .10% or a greater rate, as the case may be in certain counties, of the value, as equalized o…

(55 ILCS 75/5.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2685.1) Sec. 5.1. The county board of any county which has adopted this Act in the manner provided in Section 6 may, without a further vote of the electors of the county, issue bonds for the purpose of acquiring or constructing a shelter care o…

(55 ILCS 75/6) (from Ch. 23, par. 2686) Sec. 6. The electors of any county may adopt this act in the following manner: Whenever the legal voters of such county to the number of 25 per cent of the votes cast at the general election or 1,000 legal voters of such county, whichever i…

(55 ILCS 75/7) (from Ch. 23, par. 2687) Sec. 7. The electors of any county which shall have adopted this Act as provided by Section 6 thereof, may abandon and repeal this Act in the following manner: Whenever the legal voters of such county, to the number of 25% of the votes cast…

(55 ILCS 75/9) (from Ch. 23, par. 2689) Sec. 9. Nothing in this Act prevents the county board of any county maintaining a county shelter care or detention home from making a binding agreement with the county board of any other county to accept and place in its shelter care or det…

(55 ILCS 75/9.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2689.1) Sec. 9.1. (a) Within 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1979, all county detention homes or independent sections thereof established prior to such effective date shall be designated as either shelter care or det…

(55 ILCS 75/9.2) Sec. 9.2. Home rule. A county, including a home rule county, may not regulate shelter care homes and detention homes in a manner that is inconsistent with this Act. This Act is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitu…

(55 ILCS 75/9.3) Sec. 9.3. Agreements for detention services. If the county board of any county has levied a tax authorized by this Act for a county detention home and cannot adequately support the facility, the county may expend the tax receipts for detention services purchased …

(55 ILCS 80/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 1801) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Children's Advocacy Center Act. (Source: P.A. 86-276.)

(55 ILCS 80/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 1802) Sec. 2. Legislative findings. (a) The General Assembly finds that the creation of accredited Children's Advocacy Centers ("CACs") accredited throughout the State of Illinois is essential to providing a formal, comprehensive, integrated, and…

(55 ILCS 80/2.5) Sec. 2.5. Definitions. As used in this Section: "Accreditation" means the process in which certification of competency, authority, or credibility is presented by standards set by the National Children's Alliance to ensure effective, efficient and consistent deliv…

(55 ILCS 80/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 1803) Sec. 3. Child Advocacy Advisory Board. (a) Each county or group of counties in the State of Illinois shall establish a Child Advocacy Advisory Board ("Advisory Board"). Each of the following county officers or State agencies or allied profe…

(55 ILCS 80/4) (from Ch. 23, par. 1804) Sec. 4. Children's Advocacy Center. (a) A CAC may be established to coordinate the activities of the various agencies involved in the investigation, prosecution and treatment of child maltreatment. The individual county or regional Advisory…

(55 ILCS 80/4.5) Sec. 4.5. Forensic interviews; electronic recordings. (a) Consent is not required for a forensic interview to be electronically recorded. Failure to record does not render a forensic interview inadmissible. (b) A forensic interview, an electronic recording, or a …

(55 ILCS 80/5) (from Ch. 23, par. 1805) Sec. 5. Referendum. (a) Whenever a petition signed by 1% of the electors who voted in the last general election in any county is presented to the county board requesting the submission of the proposition whether an annual tax of not to exce…

(55 ILCS 80/6) (from Ch. 23, par. 1806) Sec. 6. Tax. (a) Upon the adoption of the proposition by the electors pursuant to Section 5, each affected county board shall cause an annual tax of not to exceed .004% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of…

(55 ILCS 80/7) (from Ch. 23, par. 1807) Sec. 7. Discontinuance. (a) Upon a petition signed by 1% of the electors who voted in the last general election in a county which has levied and collected a tax for Children's Advocacy Center purposes under this Act being presented to the c…

(55 ILCS 80/7.1) Sec. 7.1. The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly are intended to be declarations of existing law and are not intended to be a new enactment. (Source: P.A. 92-785, eff. 8-6-02.)

(55 ILCS 82/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Neutral Site Custody Exchange Funding Act. (Source: P.A. 91-811, eff. 6-13-00.)

(55 ILCS 82/10) Sec. 10. Definition. In this Act: "Custody exchange" means an exchange of the physical custody of a child at the commencement or conclusion of visitation with the child or at other times pursuant to an order for child custody or visitation. "Neutral site" means a …

(55 ILCS 82/15) Sec. 15. Fund; fee; administration. (a) In any county, a neutral site custody exchange fund may be established by the passage of an ordinance by the county board. (b) In each county in which a county board has enacted an ordinance authorizing a neutral site custod…

(55 ILCS 82/20) Sec. 20. Grant disbursements. (a) The county board in a county that has established a neutral site custody exchange fund shall annually make grant disbursements from the fund to one or more qualified not-for-profit organizations for the purpose of implementing a n…

(55 ILCS 82/25) Sec. 25. Rules. (a) The county board in a county in which a neutral site custody exchange fund has been established shall make rules pertaining to the operation and standards to be adhered to by a not-for-profit organization in that county in order to qualify for …

(55 ILCS 82/5) Sec. 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds that the domestic relations area of law, and particularly child custody matters, frequently involves seemingly minor disputes between individuals that escalate into major social and legal problems without the…

(55 ILCS 82/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 91-811, eff. 6-13-00.)

(55 ILCS 85/1) (from Ch. 34, par. 7001) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the County Economic Development Project Area Property Tax Allocation Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1388.)

(55 ILCS 85/10) (from Ch. 34, par. 7010) Sec. 10. Conflicts of interests, disclosure. If any member of the corporate authorities of a county, or any employee or consultant of the county involved in the planning, analysis, preparation or administration of an economic development p…

(55 ILCS 85/11) (from Ch. 34, par. 7011) Sec. 11. Payment of project costs; revenues from county property. Revenues received by a county from any property, building or facility owned, leased or operated by the county or any agency or authority established by the county may be use…

(55 ILCS 85/12) Sec. 12. Status report; hearing. No later than 10 years after the corporate authorities of a county adopt an ordinance to establish an economic development project area, the county must compile a status report concerning the economic development project area. The …

(55 ILCS 85/13) Sec. 13. Requirements for annual budget. Beginning in fiscal year 2011 and in each fiscal year thereafter, a county must detail in its annual budget (i) the amount of revenue generated from economic development project areas by source and (ii) the expenditures mad…

(55 ILCS 85/14) (from Ch. 34, par. 7014) Sec. 14. This Act takes effect upon becoming a law. (Source: P.A. 86-1388.)

(55 ILCS 85/2) (from Ch. 34, par. 7002) Sec. 2. Legislative declaration of public purposes. The General Assembly hereby finds, determines and declares: (a) that the loss of job opportunities for the residents of the State is a serious menace to the health, safety, morals and gene…

(55 ILCS 85/3) (from Ch. 34, par. 7003) Sec. 3. Definitions. In this Act, words or terms shall have the following meanings unless the context usage clearly indicates that another meaning is intended. (a) "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. (b) …